Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

ततोऽवतीर्णः कालेन इह राजा भवेद्ध्रुवम् । हस्त्यश्वरथसम्पन्नो महाभोगी परंतपः

Transliteration

tato'vatīrṇaḥ kālena iha rājā bhaveddhruvam | hastyaśvarathasampanno mahābhogī paraṃtapaḥ

Translation

Dann, wenn er zur rechten Zeit wieder herabsteigt, wird er gewiss hier ein König: ausgestattet mit Elefanten, Pferden und Wagen; ein großer Genießer von Wohlstand, ein Bezwinger der Feinde.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तस्मात्/अनन्तरार्थक) — indeclinable ‘thereafter/from there’

• अवतीर्णः: having descended
• अवतीर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √तॄ (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — past participle ‘descended’

• कालेन: in course of time
• कालेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — instrumental ‘in due course/with time’

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — indeclinable adverb ‘here’

• राजा: a king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आशीः), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — optative, 3rd sg.

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तं नपुंसकलिङ्ग-द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपम् (क्रियाविशेषण) — adverbial accusative ‘certainly’

• हस्त्यश्वरथसम्पन्नः: equipped with elephants, horses, and chariots
• हस्त्यश्वरथसम्पन्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हस्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रथ (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्पन्न (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — adjective to ‘राजा’; समासः: हस्ति-अश्व-रथ-सम्पन्न = ‘endowed with elephants, horses, and chariots’

• महाभोगी: greatly affluent/enjoying much
• महाभोगी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — adjective; समासः महा-भोगी = ‘great enjoyer/possessing great enjoyments’

• परंतपः: foe-scorcher
• परंतपः: Visheshya (Appositive to subject/सम्बोधन-समाना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + तप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — epithet; समासः परं-तप = ‘one who torments foes’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: karmic return phala-śruti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Daśāśvamedha-tīrtha (Revā/Narmadā context)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra (king) in the dialogue frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A transition tableau: the blessed soul descends from celestial realms and is reborn as a mighty king, shown with royal insignia and a fourfold army—elephants, horses, chariots—radiating prosperity and valor.

Characters & Entities

• Rājā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma frames tīrtha merit as shaping both heavenly reward and future earthly prosperity, including righteous sovereignty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha of the Revā Khaṇḍa, whose merit is said to yield both otherworldly and worldly results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it states the downstream फल (phala): eventual return and attainment of kingship with royal resources.